阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women`s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 1
When she came home she sensed something 2 . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no 3 of forced entry (进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, checking , and found her camera and spare watch missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didn`t go to the club. 4 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, letting herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 5
It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was 6 tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 7 she heard her letter box being pushed open .8 the kettle (壶) of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letterbox, and then a 9 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆形旋钮) on the doorlock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. 10 was heard outside as the 11 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 12 by the sound of running feet.
It wasn`t long 13 the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly 14 at the club for her successful 15 .
【小题1】A．lonelyB．alone C．away D．busily【小题2】A．terribleB．unfortableC．unusualD．bad【小题3】A．informationB．show C．sight D．sign【小题4】A．Therefore B．However C．InsteadD．Again【小题5】A．appear B．follow C．happenD．do【小题6】A．cooking B．making C．burningD．serving【小题7】A．the next moment B．for a whileC．in time D．at once【小题8】A．Putting down B．Laying asideC．Picking upD．Taking away【小题9】A．knife B．hand C．letter D．key【小题10】A．A sad voice B．A strange noise C．A low shoutD．A sharp cry【小题11】A．keyB．kettleC．doorlockD．wire【小题12】A．followed B．caused C．produced D．ended【小题13】A．before B．since C．until D．when【小题14】A．surprised B．praised C．encouragedD．supported【小题15】A．self-satisfactionB．self-protectionC．self-respectD．self-serviceB
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(答案→)B
解析：
试题分析:
【小题1】由前面的单词lived，副词修饰动词，所以是alone，句子意思“这是独自一人居住的老妇女的一次愉快方式”
【小题2】由后面的句子Had someone got in?可以知道是异乎寻常的，句子意思“当她回到家感觉有些东西不一样”
【小题3】固定句型sign of sth意思“什么的迹象”，句子“没有被迫进入的迹象”
【小题4】由后面的句子she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,可以知道是Instead，句子“她没有去俱乐部，反而她在公园附近走了一会回家”
【小题5】由第四段的内容“抓小偷”可以知道是看一下发什么了什么，句子意思“她安静下来等待看一下将要发生什么”
【小题6】固定搭配make tea意思“沏茶”，句子意思“她在那个时间正在沏茶”
【小题7】固定词组the next moment意思“下一刻”，句子意思“门铃再一次响起，下一刻她听到她的信箱正在被推开”
【小题8】由前面的句子Mrs Clarke was making tea at the time可以知道是捡起水壶，.句子意思“她捡起开水壶”
【小题9】由倒数第二段倒数第三行poured the water over the hand可以知道是手
【小题10】由前面的句子poured the water over the hand可以知道是尖叫声
【小题11】由前面的句子A piece of wire appeared through the letterbox可以知道是电线
【小题12】考查单词意思，followed意思“跟着”，caused意思“导致”，produced意思“生产”，ended意思“结束”，句子意思“紧接着是逃跑的声音”
【小题13】before表示在…以前，句子意思“在警察抓住小偷以前没多久”
【小题14】固定句型be praised for sth意思“因某事而受表扬”，句子意思“她在俱乐部因成功自卫受到表扬”
【小题15】由前面的句子which was followed by the sound of running feet.可以知道她成功地把小偷赶跑了，句子意思“她在俱乐部因成功自卫受到表扬”